North Korea accuses Joe Biden of "interference" and "provocation"
A man walks past a screen broadcasting missile tests in Seoul on March 26, 2021. AFP - JUNG YEON-JE
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After the United States condemned the latest North Korean missile tests, Pyongyang accused the US president of committing "
interference
" and "
provocation
" against North Korea.
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Such remarks on the part of the American president are an undisguised interference in the right to self-defense of our state and a provocation towards it,
" senior North Korean official Ri Pyong said in a statement. Chol.
This statement follows the condemnation by
the American president
of a missile launch carried out this Thursday, March 25 by North Korea.
“
We are consulting our partners and allies,
” said Joe Biden.
And there will be answers if [the North Korean leaders] choose escalation.
We will respond accordingly.
"
This missile test by the North Koreans
has not only aroused the concern of Washington and its regional allies, but also that of its European allies.
The European members of the UN Security Council on Friday asked their partners in this body to convene a meeting on the North Korean fire, we learned from diplomatic sources.
In addition to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the UN Sanctions Committee in charge of
North Korea
, which brings together the 15 member countries of the Security Council, asked its group of UN experts, whose mandate was extended, to investigate Thursday's shootings, diplomats said.
"
Two ballistic missiles
"
Presented by Pyongyang as "
guided tactical projectiles
" equipped with a solid fuel engine, these projectiles were "
two ballistic missiles
", according to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
A category of devices whose development and launch are prohibited in North Korea by several resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
Missile tests, widely publicized by North Korea, have been used regularly for several years to increase tension between the country and the United States.
(With
AFP
)
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See also:
North Korea: firing of projectiles suspected of being ballistic missiles
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